It seems that ghoulish creatures — especially those associated with Halloween — never really go away. They might not appear for awhile but they’re out there. Ghosts, monsters, goblins, vampires, ghouls and even Hollywood-made characters like Freddy and Jason all have “I’ll be back” as their motto.

Dracula is the same way. Dracula is a vampire and, like so many horror story characters, he never really dies. Somehow, you know he’ll be back.

The Brandywine Ballet Theatre’s production “Dracula” is the same way.

After presenting the show every October for a number of years, the ballet put its production of “Dracula” in storage a few years ago and brought it back for 2009 and 2010.

The Brandywine Ballet will present two performances of Nancy Page’s “Dracula” at West Chester University’s Emilie K. Asplundh Hall. Shows are slated for tonight at 7:30 p.m. and again on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

The performances will showcase dancers from the Brandywine Ballet Company, a semi-professional company featuring students from Donna Muzio’s Dance Center, and the Brandywine Ballet Theatre, a professional company. Principal dancers Tim Early and Hannah Telthorster reprise their roles as Dracula and Elisabeta/Mina, respectively.

Page, who was a Brandywine Ballet student prior to her professional career with such companies as the Sarasota Ballet, the Pittsburgh Ballet and the Tampa/Colorado Ballet, has based her “Dracula” on the original 19th century Bram Stoker novel. It follows the repressed Victorian romance of beautiful Mina and the centuries-old, androgynous vampire prince Count Dracula.

Mina is supposed to marry English solicitor Jonathan Harker but things do not go as planned. Instead, she has to deal with a mysterious romantic desire for Count Dracula — a strange being that has the power to shape-shift from an English gentleman to a menacing vampire. Page’s ballet tells the tale of an atypical love story that tells how Mina responds to situations that want to claim both her heart and her soul.

There will be an added attraction Saturday in the Philips Autography Library (adjacent to the Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall) when the Brandywine Ballet hosts a special event called “Bite After the Bite” following the conclusion of the 7:30 pm performance of Dracula.

Those attending “Bite After the Bite” will be able to meet select cast members, participate in auctions and raffles and enjoy wine, hot beverages, and dessert items. Tickets are $15 per person or $25 per couple.

What: Brandywine Ballet’s “Dracula”

When: Oct. 26 and 27 – 7:30 p.m. each night

Where: West Chester University’s Emilie K. Asplundh Hall, South High Street, West Chester